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Local Area Security Linux 0.4a
Anonymous Coward writes "Local Area Security Linux is a small 'live CD' distribution based on Knoppix that aims at being less than 185MB so it will fit on a MiniCD. It is now 107MB with FluxBox as the window manager. It contains about 100 security (forensics, penetration testing, firewall, intrusion detection, etc.) tools including Ethereal and Nessus. See a screenshot here."
Sounds like futuristic porno rather than Unix security.
Sorry. That was not funny and clearly off-topic. Mod me down :-(
...All on 1 miniCD. That sounds very convenient.
I request that the next feature to develop is an option where you just wave or shake the miniCD at the computer to remedy any problems. This would alleviate the hassle of putting the miniCD into the tray and running it.
I am a big fan of easy to use diagnostics/repair utilities. This sounds very good, and with just this one final tweaking, I think it will be perfect.
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I always thought a Linux bootable CD would be great at Best Buy. Throw the CD in, reboot, and then ask the sales rep to come over and show you how to get around "this new version of Windows."
tbdean
I have a script on my box that puts the eth0 interface down and back up every 3 minutes to break the connection of any evil pirate who might haNO CARRIER
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
I understand that hacking tools don't kill people, people kill people... But what about the children?
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth. -JFK
Why did they choose MS win95 default aqua as a background color? BLUUUAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Yet Another D??? Linux Distro....
Haven't we already got enough?
And what is this Coroner's toolkit thingy? Something for the morgue? What does it have to do with Linux?
And forget this Lazarus thingy-- if you want religion, get Jesux.
Oh, and more more thing. My pen writes fine. No need to test it.
(for the humor impaired-- if you didn't get it, forget it)
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It's obvious from the desire to keep it on a "mini CD" that this is meant for clandestine activity. Any legitimate user of "security tools" wouldn't mind simply using a regular sized CD. :)
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again...
BitTorrent is teh rox0r.
296k/sec down, 135k up
sorry about the leetspeek.
I rather enjoy the thought of hostile operating systems that take what they want and give nothing in return.
Here ya go!
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Yeah, I walk around my schools campus carrying CDs that say things ldke l33t h4k0r1n9 t00lz" on them.
.mp3's in any free space on the CD, and claim it's a CD of remixes of Britney Spears and 'N-Sync. I doubt they'll suspect anything.
Heck, I'd just throw a few low quality
The many buttons on your mouse have confused you. Buy a Mac.
Wait, employees of your school actually care what's on the CDR's your carrying around? I could have walked around the school w/ a toolbox that said "big ol' hackin kit" on it and no-one would have looked twice.
I do security
Oh, trust me, its a hacking CD. Hackers always use miniCDs. They just look cooler than full sized CDs.
I can see it now... In Matrix3, Trinity pulls out a miniCD and holds it in front of the camera. The shimmering glow of the miniCD sends awwws through the audience. Trinity inserts the miniCD and..
L.A.S now booting...
appears on the screen. A couple hard core geeks stand up and cheer.
Could you see that scene done with a full sized CD? No, it just would not be as cool.
Host localhost (127.0.0.1) appears to be up